New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

“The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that ... meet BMI and other markers of obesity and have evidence of organ, tissue or other problems caused by excess weight.

BMI is widely used as a marker of health, but it turns out that it's not all that accurate -- especially for people of color.

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow down your overall risk here.

“The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that ... meet BMI and other markers of obesity and have evidence of organ, tissue or other problems caused by excess weight.

A new analysis reveals that healthy food costs more than double compared to less healthy options. Over the past two years, ...

Several spiritual leaders on Friday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Fit India' movement, stressing that“a healthy body houses a healthy mind.” During his address at the opening ceremony of ...

The pre-budget document tabled in Parliament on Friday said that the government must focus on a multi-pronged approach with stricter FSSAI labelling norms, higher GST, and awareness campaigns to curb ...

In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

An intelligent and thoughtful reader asked if I could speak to a group about energy, and he had a sequence of questions he posed as the basis for discussion. They centred on the ‘energy transition’. A ...